TOP OF IT FOR US. ROD MELONI REPORTING FOR US LIVE. Devin: WHEN TWO YOUNG MEN GO ON TRIAL FOR THE MURDER OF BOB CIPRIANO AND THE BEATINGS OF ROSE AND SAL CIPRIANO, THE JURY WILL SEE A LOT OF DISTURBING EVIDENCE FROM INSIDE THE HOME IN FARMINGTON HILLS. THERE ARE SOME PIECES THEY WON'T SEE. SANDRA ALI IS LIVE WITH WHAT WAS DECIDED IN COURT TODAY. Sandra: THIS WAS A REALLY QUICK HEARING TODAY, DEVIN. IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG, ONLY TOOK THE JUDGE ABOUT A HALF-HOUR OR SO TO MAKE A RULING AND DECIDED WHICH PHOTOS A JURY WILL SEE AND WHICH ONES THEY WON'T. TUCKER CIPRIANO AND MITCHELL YOUNG WALKED IN CHAINED TOGETHER FOR A HEARING TO DIED WHETHER PHOTOS WILL BE ALLOWED INTO EVIDENCE DURING THEIR UPCOMING TRIAL. THE PROSECUTOR ARGUED THE JURY SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO SEE CRIME SCENE AND AUTOPSY PHOTOS TO GET A GOOD IDEA OF THE INJURIES THE VICTIMS SUFFERED. THE DEFENSE MAINTAINED THE PHOTOS ARE INFLAMMATORY. I UNDERSTAND THE JUDGE'S RULING AND I'M HAPPY THAT AT LEAST SOME OF THIS EVIDENCE IS NOT GONNA BE ADMITTED, AND WE'LL LIVE WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT ARE ADMITTED. Sandra: THE JUDGE WENT THROUGH PHOTOS ONE BY ONE AND DECIDED SHE'LL ALLOW SOME OF THE PHOTOS BUT NOT ALL OF THEM AND AGREED PROSECUTORS CAN USE THREE OUT OF FOUR AUTOPSY PICTURES THEY HAD HOPED TO AND FOUR, POSSIBLY FIVE, PHOTOS TAKEN OF THE CRIME SCENE. THIS IS WHAT THESE GUYS DID. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THEY DID. ANY PREJUDICE THAT ALLEGES FROM THAT IS -- [INAUDIBLE]. Sandra: TUCKER CIPRIANO IS ACCUSED OF USING A BASEBALL BAT TO BEAT HIS FAMILY ALONG WITH CO-DEFENDANT MITCHELL YOUNG. TUCKER BEAT HIS FATHER TO DEATH AND HIS MOTHER AND BROTHER WERE SERIOUSLY HURT. NOW JUDGE KUMAR IS SAYING SHE'LL MAKE A FINAL DECISION ON THE REMAINING PHOTOS FIRST THING MONDAY MORNING. THAT'S WHEN JURY SELECTION BEGINS FOR TUCKER CIPRIANO. JURY SELECTION FOR MITCHELL YOUNG WILL BEGIN FIRST THING ON THURSDAY. BACK TO YOU. Devin: IT WOULD BE MUST-SEE TESTIMONY IF EITHER OF THESE YOUNG MEN WERE TO TESTIFY. ANY WORD AS TO WHETHER THAT WILL HAPPEN? Sandra: WE ASKED BOTH OF THEIR ATTORNEYS THE SAME QUESTION AND THEY SAY THEY'RE BOTH STILL WEIGHING THEIR OPTIONS AND TRYING TO FIGURE THINGS OUT, WEIGHING THE PROS AND CONS. AT THIS POINT, IT'S BEST NOT TO MAKE A DECISION AND SEE HOW THE FIRST COUPLE OF DAYS GO. ONCE THEY'RE INTO THE TRIAL, THEY'LL BOTH MAKE A DECISION AT THAT POINT.

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. -

A judge has decided to allow a handful of crime scene and autopsy photos to be shown during the trial of Tucker Cipriano and Mitchell Young.

During an evidentiary hearing Thursday, Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Shalina Kumar went through the photos one by one, telling the attorneys which ones she would allow.

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Tucker Cipriano is accused of using a baseball bat to beat his family members on April 16, 2012, in their home. He, and alleged accomplice Young, are facing first-degree murder charges.

The trial is set to begin Monday.

Cipriano allegedly beat his father, Bob, to death during the attack. His mother, Rose, and 17-year-old brother, Sal, were seriously hurt. Sal's twin, Tanner, and the family's 8-year-old daughter escaped the attack.

Assistant Oakland County Prosecutor John Skrynski argued autopsy photos needed to be shown so the jury could accurately see the injuries the victims suffered, because by then, the victims had been cleaned of any blood or anything else that would have covered anything up. Skrynski also said the medial examiner would need the photos to visually clarify what he was talking about when he testified.

Kumar said she would immediately allow three, but would take more time debating on a fourth.

--Bob Cipriano

The family had asked Oakland County Prosecutor Jessica Cooper to consider a plea deal so the horrific details of the crime wouldn’t have to be relived in court.

But Cooper said she will not be accepting any type of deal in the case.

She has released this statement:

“We are on the eve of a trial for two defendants that allege committed one of the most brutal and heinous attack that I have seen in my lengthy career. I think that it is beautiful that the family can forgive, it’s good for the soul and psyche, but it is a separate issue from the duty that I have to protect the community. No victim in any case wants to relive such a brutal and violent experience, but that is the nature of the criminal justice system. I spoke to Rose Cipriano at length yesterday. We have attempted at least two separate meetings. I’ve spoken at length with her sisters and our office has had communication with her brother. Her relatives are not seeking any plea bargain. If Tucker Cipriano wants to relieve the family of the trauma of a trial, he and his co-defendant can plead guilty as charged to first-degree murder. This is not an appropriate case for a reduction of charges.”

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